Receive 10% off your purchase with code SYMPHONYSPACE. Purchase A Swim in a Pond in the Rain and more suggestions inspired by tonight’s program from our friends at Strand here. Tickets are $12 for members and $15 for nonmembers. Performed by Becca Blackwell, Peter Jay Fernandez, Santino Fontana, Zach Grenier, Ann Harada, and Peter Mark Kendall With a reading from the original Russian text by Anna Dzhanaeva With a reading from the original Russian text by Luba Lapina
Selected Shorts connects you to the world with a rich diversity of voices from literature, film, theater, and comedy. Our greatest actors transport us through the magic of fiction, one short story at a time. With performances by Becca Blackwell ( They, Themself and Schmerm), Donna Lynne Champlin ( Crazy Ex-Girlfriend), Peter Jay Fernandez ( Luke Cage), Santino Fontana ( Tootsie), Zach Grenier ( The Good Fight), Ann Harada ( Smash), Richard Masur ( Younger), Peter Mark Kendall ( Strange Angel), and BD Wong ( Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens). On Wednesday, February 3rd at 7:30pm, he brings his passion to Selected Shorts with a lineup of stories curated from his long history with the greats of Russian literature, including hidden gems not included in the book.
There will be no book signing.George Saunders has been teaching the nineteenth-century Russian short story for 20 years, and his newest book, A Swim in a Pond in the Rain, is a master class on some of his favorites.
Featuring stories around a lively theme, the favorite works of a guest author, or a special collaboration, each Selected Shorts event is a unique night of literature in performance.Īctors subject to change. Selected Shorts was conceived with a simple premise: take great stories by well-known and emerging writers and have them performed by terrific actors of stage and screen. The series began in 1985 and enjoys sold-out performances to this day. The Selected Shorts podcast consistently ranks as one of the most popular podcasts on iTunes. Selected Shorts is produced by Symphony Space and broadcast on more than 150 stations around the country. With stories by Danielle Lazarin ( Back Talk), Tillie Olsen ( Tell Me a Riddle), Nafissa Thompson-Spires ( Heads of the Colored People), and more! Join award-winning authors Celeste Ng ( Little Fires Everywhere) and Mary Karr ( The Liars’ Club) for an evening of fiction celebrating and exploring one of our most complex relationships. Whether you are a mother, hope to become one, are unsure, or have chosen not to partake, we all have opinions on motherhood.
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